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Small-Town & Rural Seniors | Governor Candidates Forum | Briefing
editors note: This wonderful group was also very visible during the People for Pine Crest in Merrill.
At a Glance
Saturday, July 25, 2026, 1:00-3:00 PM
Ho-Chunk Convention Center, Baraboo, Wisconsin
Expected attendance: 150 in the room; live streamed statewide via Civic Media;
strong media presence
Confirmed candidates (as of 6/18/26): Joel Brennan, Francesca Hong, Andy
Manske, Sara Rodriguez, and Kelda Roys
Pending confirmation: Mandela Barnes, Tom ...
“Tavern Talks”
Our MIA congressman, Toxic Tom Tiffany, will be holding one of his “Tavern Talks” after the Republican picnic in Medford (car pooling available.) Tom doesn’t like to be challenged, so his “Tavern Town Halls” are by invitation only. We’d like to PACK THE PUB WITH PROGRESSIVES! To request a seat at the pub, please contact:
teamtiffany@tomtiffany.com
Please register for the Tom Tiffany events on July 9th by registering here:
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Telling the Truth About History
“Nations reel and stagger on their way; they make hideous mistakes; they commit frightful wrongs; they do great and beautiful things. And shall we not best guide humanity by telling the truth about all this...?” W.E.B. Du Bois writing in 1935.
“We will stop the radical indoctrination of our students and restore patriotic education to our schools. We will teach our children to love our country, honor our history, and always respect our great American flag...We must clear away the twisted web of lies in our schools and our classrooms, and teach our children the ...
Gubernatorial Candidate Forums — Up North and Wausau
Now is your chance to compare & contrast the democratic candidates for the Governor’s Race! Come with your questions! Pat Kreitlow of UpNorth News will be the moderator. Sponsored by the Oneida & Vilas County Democratic Parties.
WAUSAU EVENTS
July 14, 2026 - 6:30 pm - Governor's Candidate Forum - NTC
This event is hosted by the Marathon County League.
July 21, 2026 – 6:30 – 7th Congressional District Candidate Forum – NTC
This is a joint event with four other local Leagues. The plan is to have the candidates come to Wausau and then live ...
BECAUSE THERE CAN NEVER BE TOO MANY THINGS HAPPENING AT ONCE
Because there can never been too many things happening at once:
For those of you who have been following the progress of Tom Tiffany’s bill to rename our unique Lakeshore Park to a National Park, the House tacked it on as an amendment to the Budget which passed last week.
Despite strong local opposition by County Boards, Municipal officials and local citizens, including a resolution from the Red Cliff and local Bayfield citizens, Tom Tiffany is pursuing this thru the federal budget process-sneaking a small funding under the "new" name. The ultimate goal is clearly ...
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
“How have you, your family or your community been impacted by war.” This was the question Veterans for Peace and Northland Grandmothers for Peace asked the public on Memorial Day.* They gathered 175 statements.
Most of the responses discussed the loss or suffering of a family member. Some were about war diverting resources from important human needs. Some expressed pride in military service and said war was necessary to protect the country. Some feel complicit in the immorality of war and a personal need to work for peace.
Here are some of the anonymous, unedited ...
WHAT IS AFFORDABILITY
Every morning, millions of Americans wake up and face the same quiet arithmetic: Will this paycheck cover the rent? Can we afford the copay? What do we cut from the grocery cart this week? These are not abstract policy questions. They are the lived reality of working families across this country — Democratic, Independent, and Republican alike.
Affordability is not a partisan issue. It is the issue of our time. According to the PEW Research Center, America’s five core affordability pressures are: housing; health care; food; child care, and energy
For too long, ...
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Most of us have spent our entire lives pledging allegiance to the flag. The next time you say the Pledge, and for the rest of your lives, think about what you are saying, and really, really mean it.
Edward Bellamy is generally given credit for writing the original version of the Pledge in 1892. His version begins with “I pledge allegiance to my Flag.” My Flag. He was an owner, just like every other American. He wasn’t excluding people, he was including them, because the flag belongs to all of us.
We used to criticize people who wrapped themselves in the flag, ...
MISSY HUGHES MEET AND GREET
Get to know your Governor candidates!
Cruelty is Not an American Value
Cruelty is not an American value nor should it be a deliberate policy of our nation. But what the Trump administration is doing in Cuba is simply cruel. As a nation we should be ashamed.
Cuba is a small, poor nation that has no capacity to harm the U.S. and represents zero threat to our national security. Yet for 66 years Cuba has been the target of crippling economic sanctions and multiple attempts at “regime change.”
Why? Plucky little Cuba had the unmitigated gall to be an openly socialist country, 90 miles from the “leader of the free world” in the ...